Friday, October 16, 2015
Giving Back in a Big Way
From The Root -
Former NFL Player Warrick Dunn Celebrates Helping His 145th Single-Parent Family Purchase a Home
The former Tampa Bay Buccaneer is giving back to his community in a major way.
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2015/10/former_nfl_player_warrick_dunn_celebrates_helping_his_145th_single_parent.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content%26
USB for iPad/iPhone
The biggest drawback to an iPad is that it doesn't have a USB Port.
This gadget is a solution to that problem.
This video is cheesy, but I wanted you to see this gizzy. I recently purchased it (Amazon) and it works great. I needed to transfer files from my work PC to my iPad. It works like a regular USB drive in that you can either leave the info on the drive and access it from there, or you can transfer it and erase it from the drive.
This Omars Flash Drive requires a download of this app:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-drive/id937054894?mt=8
The link below features other brands.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/20/the-best-iphoneipad-usb-flash-drives-with-lightning-connectors/
Happy shopping!
This gadget is a solution to that problem.
This video is cheesy, but I wanted you to see this gizzy. I recently purchased it (Amazon) and it works great. I needed to transfer files from my work PC to my iPad. It works like a regular USB drive in that you can either leave the info on the drive and access it from there, or you can transfer it and erase it from the drive.
This Omars Flash Drive requires a download of this app:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-drive/id937054894?mt=8
The link below features other brands.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/20/the-best-iphoneipad-usb-flash-drives-with-lightning-connectors/
Happy shopping!
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Mini-Libraries
As see in The Good -
Artist-Designed Miniature Libraries Make Literacy Open, Free and Beautiful
Ouch!
Quote - (H/T Ben)
Meanwhile the "respectable" candidate is Fox's own Ben Carson, a man who continues to be living proof that you don't need to have a brain in order to operate on one.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/rupert-murdoch-is-deviant-scum-20151013#ixzz3oVWle7EV
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Meanwhile the "respectable" candidate is Fox's own Ben Carson, a man who continues to be living proof that you don't need to have a brain in order to operate on one.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/rupert-murdoch-is-deviant-scum-20151013#ixzz3oVWle7EV
Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
The White Guy
From The Groit - Click on the link below for a captivating story of this guy.
Side note - I love it when I learn something new, even when it reveals my ignorance.
Did you know there is a statue of these black men whose silent protest spoke volumes during the 1968 Olympics erected at San Jose State University. How could I live in Northern California for over twenty years and not know that?
The white man in that photo
http://griotmag.com/en/white-man-in-that-photo/
Monday, October 12, 2015
Another Fascinating Read
An Excerpt from the New Yorker -
But Granovetter thought it was a mistake to focus on the decision-making processes of each rioter in isolation. In his view, a riot was not a collection of individuals, each of whom arrived independently at the decision to break windows. A riot was a social process, in which people did things in reaction to and in combination with those around them. Social processes are driven by our thresholds—which he defined as the number of people who need to be doing some activity before we agree to join them. In the elegant theoretical model Granovetter proposed, riots were started by people with a threshold of zero—instigators willing to throw a rock through a window at the slightest provocation. Then comes the person who will throw a rock if someone else goes first. He has a threshold of one. Next in is the person with the threshold of two. His qualms are overcome when he sees the instigator and the instigator’s accomplice. Next to him is someone with a threshold of three, who would never break windows and loot stores unless there were three people right in front of him who were already doing that—and so on up to the hundredth person, a righteous upstanding citizen who nonetheless could set his beliefs aside and grab a camera from the broken window of the electronics store if everyonearound him were grabbing cameras from the electronics store.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence
Thresholds of Violence
How school shootings catch on.
BY MALCOLM GLADWELL
But Granovetter thought it was a mistake to focus on the decision-making processes of each rioter in isolation. In his view, a riot was not a collection of individuals, each of whom arrived independently at the decision to break windows. A riot was a social process, in which people did things in reaction to and in combination with those around them. Social processes are driven by our thresholds—which he defined as the number of people who need to be doing some activity before we agree to join them. In the elegant theoretical model Granovetter proposed, riots were started by people with a threshold of zero—instigators willing to throw a rock through a window at the slightest provocation. Then comes the person who will throw a rock if someone else goes first. He has a threshold of one. Next in is the person with the threshold of two. His qualms are overcome when he sees the instigator and the instigator’s accomplice. Next to him is someone with a threshold of three, who would never break windows and loot stores unless there were three people right in front of him who were already doing that—and so on up to the hundredth person, a righteous upstanding citizen who nonetheless could set his beliefs aside and grab a camera from the broken window of the electronics store if everyonearound him were grabbing cameras from the electronics store.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence
Bee Sanctuary
From Upworthy - An excerpt:
The Chicago O'Hare Airport ground crew is used to dealing with nature. They de-ice planes in the winter and roll over steaming hot runways in the summer.
As hearty Chicagoans, they felt ready for anything nature might send their way — that is, until a swarm of honeybees decided to perch near a flight gate one sunny afternoon.
The crew mulled over a few ideas for dealing with the buzzing mass of bees, including spraying them with a hose or dousing them with pesticides. But before any of these ideas could be put into action, the Sweet Beginnings team arrived, scooping up the swarm and its queen bee and whisking it away to be installed in a new hive.
The Sweet Beginnings team maintains 75 beehives in a remote field on the O'Hare property.
The program was initially created as job training for individuals returning from incarceration or with other barriers to employment.
The Sweet Beginnings team unveils hives on the grounds of O'Hare Airport, the largest airport apiary in the U.S. Photo provided by Sweet Beginnings, used with permission.
Aided by a local beekeeper and several environmental and social organizations, the North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) launched Sweet Beginnings in 2004. Their clientele began learning how to care for honeybees, extract and package honey, and infuse the honey into soaps and lotions.
By 2014, the enterprise had 131 hives throughout Chicago.
Better yet, the program had trained 383 people in beekeeping, honey production, packaging, distribution logistics, and marketing.
Sweet Beginnings trainees learn everything from beekeeping to packaging, food safety to ecological awareness. Photo provided by Sweet Beginnings, used with permission.
In 2014 alone, Sweet Beginnings added 50 new hives, harvested over 1,600 pounds of honey, and employed 19 individuals (all of whom avoided reincarceration). That last measure, called the recidivism rate (or a relapse into criminal behavior) is a key performance indicator for Sweet Beginnings.
http://www.upworthy.com/theres-a-big-beehive-at-ohare-airport-its-keeping-people-out-of-jail?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Sacramento Love!!!
From USA Today Travel -
Sacramento wasn't always known as a destination that offered trendy bone marrow starters, haute southern cuisine or craft cocktails. TheCapital City once steered away from its deep agricultural roots — but that's becoming a thing of the past. Today, the region's chefs are taking full advantage of the 1.5 million acres of farmland that surround the city. Here, chefs can jump in the car and be within a five-minute drive of the farmers who are responsible for their produce, dairy or meats. Hops are grown just outside of downtown, and the area is home to more than 35 craft breweries. One can find a tony "carvery" or a notable hot spot serving zubaton — and that barely scratches the surface of the burgeoning food scene. Browse the gallery above for food and drink experiences you can only have in Sacramento, Calif.
Follow the link below to check out the slideshow.
Made in Sacramento: 30 flavors only found in the Capital City
Published on October 12, 2015
Sacramento wasn't always known as a destination that offered trendy bone marrow starters, haute southern cuisine or craft cocktails. The
http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/2015/10/11/sacramento-homegrown-food-drink-experiences/73508522/?csp=travel
African-Americans + Rocket Science = Awesome
From The Root -
This article features a slideshow that I couldn't figure out how to copy it. Take a minute and check this out. It's great news to start your day.
Yes, It Is Rocket Science, and African Americans Are Doing It
These 11 African Americans are leaders in their STEM fields, from video game technology to space exploration, setting an example for the kind of professional achievement that is possible.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/lists/2015/10/_11_african_americans_who_are_at_the_top_of_their_stem_fields.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content%26
Hope This Doesn't See the Light of Day
New Airbus Patent Would Stack Passengers on Top of Each Other
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/10/09/airbus_files_patent_to_stack_airline_passengers_on_top_of_each_other.html
There is Power in Forgiveness
I know.
I know.
You've heard it all before.
I keep harping on it because I'm a living witness to the power of forgiveness.
I'm experiencing things I've never dreamed of, and I know, without a shadow of doubt, it's because I let go of all the nonsense, and made a decision to forgive and see the good in people.
If I could/can do it (Grudge Queen that I was), so can you.
~~~~~~~~~~
From The Huffington Post -
I know.
You've heard it all before.
I keep harping on it because I'm a living witness to the power of forgiveness.
I'm experiencing things I've never dreamed of, and I know, without a shadow of doubt, it's because I let go of all the nonsense, and made a decision to forgive and see the good in people.
If I could/can do it (Grudge Queen that I was), so can you.
~~~~~~~~~~
From The Huffington Post -
Six Considerations on the Road to Forgiveness
So what can you do to make that seemingly impossible step towards forgiveness and the better health and aging that comes with it?
So what can you do to make that seemingly impossible step towards forgiveness and the better health and aging that comes with it?
1) Choose to end the negative effect of what happened. The transgression has occurred. But it's over only when you choose to forgive and move on. You have the power to keep the wound alive and make the negative event even more negative and destructive.
2) Realize that the transgressor most likely felt there was a good reason to do what they did. Yes, it may have been misguided, wrong or even insane, but it made sense to them at the time. Think about things you have done that hurt others. You can find compassion there.
3) Know also that you are the one who benefits most from forgiveness.Your health, your relationships, your life ... are rescued from certain decline.
4) If you're having trouble forgiving someone, try forgiving them just for one day at a time. This small taste of what forgiveness feels like will most likely lead you to more.
5) Remember to forgive yourself. Guilt and self-loathing are destructive, self-induced villains.
6) Realize life is filled with curve balls ... some deliberate, some not.Whether you strike out or stay in the game is up to you.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-landry-md-mph/steps-to-help-you-forgive_b_8245096.html
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Minimum Wages Around the World
From Headlines & Business Insider -
http://www.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-around-the-world-2015-5
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